1 mars 2013

A rare blue and white double-gourd vase, Jiajing mark and period - photo Sotheby's each bulb painted in deep cobalt-blue with medallions of a dragon, two phoenix, and a crane among clouds, divided by spandrels of scrolling lingzhi supporting various Daoist emblems, all between a collar of lotus petal panels at the cut-down neck, lotus scroll at the waist, and a skirt of oblique lappets above hooked scrolls at the foot; Height 18 in., 45.7 cm - Estimation: 60,000 - 80,000 USD PROVENANCE: Property from a... [Lire la suite]

A large blue and white brushpot (bitong), Transitional period, 17th century - photo Sotheby's of waisted cylindrical form, painted in rich violet-blue tones with two pheasants and a smaller bird amid flowering chrysanthemums and peonies issuing from rockwork, all between double lines around the rim and base; eight 9 3/4  in., 24.8 cm - Estimation: 8,000 - 12,000 USD PROVENANCE: Charlotte Horstmann & Gerald Godfrey Ltd., Hong Kong, January 1985. NOTE: Brushpots are one of the implements... [Lire la suite]

Paire de meubles d'entre-deux. Attribué à Pierre IV Migeon (1696-1758). Paris, époque Louis XV, vers 1750.Photo Kohn. Bâti de sapin et de chêne, bois violet, bronzes dorés et marbre brèche violette. H. 90,5 cm, L. 85 cm, P. 48 cm - Estimation : 200 000 / 250 000 € Cette élégante paire de meubles à hauteur d'appui de forme légèrement chantournée ouvre en façade par deux vantaux démasquant des étagères.Ils sont ornés sur trois faces d'un placage de bois violet formant sur l'ensemble des meubles un décor de larges... [Lire la suite]

Secrétaire de dame « Aux Draperies » Attribué à Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806); Reçu Maître Ébéniste en 1768. Paris, époque Louis XVI.  Photo Kohn. Bâti de chêne, acajou, placage d'acajou moucheté, filet d'ébène, laiton, cuir, bronzes dorés et marbre. H. 144,5 cm, L. 63,5 cm, P. 40 cm - Estimation : 200 000 / 300 000 € Ce secrétaire en armoire en acajou et placage d'acajou dispose de proportions et d'une élégance laissant à penser que son usage était destiné à une personnalité féminine.Le canon de la clef et... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white 'Magpie' bowl, Transitional period - photo Sotheby's the deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to an everted rim, finely painted in subtle shades of cobalt-blue with magpies perched on the branches of an old gnarled tree and in flight, the interior with a medallion enclosing a bird perched on a blossoming prunus branch, all within double line borders, apocryphal Chenghua mark in underglaze blue; Diameter 6 3/8  in., 16.1 cm - Estimation: 18,000 - 25,000 USD ... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white 'Eight Immortals' bowl, Wanli mark and period - Sotheby's the deep rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered foot to an everted rim, the exterior painted in purplish tones of underglaze-blue with a continuous scene of the Eight Daoist Immortals paying tribute to Shoulao, seated on a raised platform holding a long ruyi scepter beneath a branch of peach, flanked by a crane and a smoking incense burner, each immortal holding their characteristic emblems, the interior with a central medallion of... [Lire la suite]

Gérard Rancinan (né en 1953), Monica Vanité. Photo Cornette de Saint Cyr Bruxelles Tirage argentique monté sous plexiglas. Signé, certifié et numéroté 1/8. 90 x 180cm - Estimation : 16 000 / 18 000 €Provenance : Collection privée Cornette de Saint Cyr Bruxelles. Mardi 5 mars 2013. Chaussée de Charleroi, 89 - 1060 Bruxelles. Contact: Sabine Mund - s.mund@cornette-saintcyr.com - T +32 2 880 73 85 - M +32 496 54 88 46

Francis Giacobetti (né en 1939), Iris Francis Bacon. Photo Cornette de Saint Cyr Bruxelles Tirage baryté sur dibond. Signature sur le certificat. 120 x 60cm - Estimation : 20 000 / 22 000 € Cornette de Saint Cyr Bruxelles. Mardi 5 mars 2013. Chaussée de Charleroi, 89 - 1060 Bruxelles. Contact: Sabine Mund - s.mund@cornette-saintcyr.com - T +32 2 880 73 85 - M +32 496 54 88 46

A blue and white 'Fish' jar, Jiajing mark and period - photo Sotheby's of baluster form surmounted by a short neck, painted with four carp swimming amidst aquatic plants, framed by a lappet band around the shoulders and the eight precious objects around the foot, six-character mark in underglaze blue; Height 5 1/8  in., 13 cm - Estimation: 20,000 - 30,000 USD PROVENANCE: Sotheby's London, 5th December 1995, lot 398.Sotheby's London, 9th June 2004, lot 183. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese... [Lire la suite]

A massive blue and white 'Fish' jar, Wanli Mark and Period - photo Sotheby's sturdily potted, of large ovoid form, the exterior painted in pale underglaze blue with a  frieze of mackerel, whitefish, carp and freshwater perch swimming amid flowering lotus plants and pond weed above crested waves, all below a border painted with cartouches of cranes on a key-fret diaper ground on the shoulder, the base encircled by stylized lotus petal panels, the waisted neck with a collar of classic scroll, the base... [Lire la suite]